Paul Goble
Staunton, Jan. 24 – In the Putin era, there has always been a deep division between Russian nationalists who support the Soviet past and those who view the Soviet system as an enemy of the Russian nation almost as dangerous as “the Anglo-Saxons.” But now this division has deepened and likely made the two sides irreconcilable.
Zakhar Prilepin, a Russian nationalist writer who views the Soviet Union favorably, has equated those Russian nationalists who don’t as “enemies of Russia” and published a list of them, even though many of the latter are prominent supporters of Putin’s war in Ukraine (dzen.ru/a/Z5M-TkKySTiC_A-3). svoboda.org/a/rasstreljnyy-spisok-natsionalisty-protiv-zahara-prilepina/33289542.html).
His attack has outraged many who have voiced their views (svoboda.org/a/rasstreljnyy-spisok-natsionalisty-protiv-zahara-prilepina/33289542.html). But more important than that, it has divided the most vocal supporters of Putin’s war, something that the Kremlin leader will find it far more difficult to overcome.
Indeed, by allowing the attack, Putin has weakened his own position as those who agree with Russian nationalists who don’t like the Soviet past are likely to find it far easier to speak out against Prilepin who appears to be articulating the Kremlin leader’s position on this point and perhaps ultimately on others as well.
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Prilepin Equates Enemies of Soviet Power with Enemies of Russia, Deepening Divisions among Russian Nationalists who Support Putin’s War in Ukraine
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